Lake Worth Bowler Gets Back-to-back 300s

It was the first time back-to-back 300s have been bowled in Broward County, according to Harry Russell, secretary of the Broward County Men`s Bowling Association.

``I had two shots in the first game that were a little light,`` Lukins said, ``but everything else was right in the pocket.``

Lukins, 19, said these were his first sanctioned 300s in five years of bowling. He has had three unsanctioned 300s.

Needing a 258 in the third game to break the Florida record series of 857 by Steve Wilson of Fort Lauderdale in 1985, Lukins started off with four strikes, giving him 28 in a row. But on his fifth ball, he left the 6-pin. He wound up with a 224 game for an 824 series.

Lukins was bowling as a substitute. It was the final night of the first half of the split season for the PK All Star Singles League.

Lukins works for the Action Pro Shop at Pompano Bowl in Pompano Beach.